Everyone has their favorite Christmas traditions. For some it’s a dramatic reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, while for others it is the 24 hour marathon of A Christmas Story. Many of us enjoy reading the famous poem 12 Days of Christmas, even going so far as to figuring out how much all those items would cost (imagine if they were bought at a theme park!) This year we are starting a new tradition on the blog with a look at the 12 Days of a Theme Park Christmas. Get close to your loved ones, slip on an ugly sweater, drink a big sip of egg nog, and let’s begin with…

TWELVE CLOSED ATTRACTIONS

This is a busy time for the Disney Dump as many attractions have been added to the pile. A great time to invest in construction walls though!

EIGHT eBay SCAMMERS

From D23 Expo to the recent opening of Disney Parks blog meets to the opening of the Skipper Canteen and everywhere in-between, Disney fans have been ripping off other Disney fans at an exploding rate.

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SEVEN STAR WARS MOVIES

Will Star Wars: The Force Awakens overtake Avatar as the biggest movie of all time? Right now it is projected to (although to be fair, my beloved San Diego Chargers were projected to go 16-0 back in September).

Have to say I’m not shocked “The Good Dinosaur” is flopping (by Pixar standards, anyway). I found myself dozing in the theater while watching it, and that doesn’t happen to me in most Disney films! The best redeeming quality of the film: Sam Elliot in a Disney pic. Had he been cast throughout, Pixar may have had a complete movie.

Merry Christmas, Derek!
In the dictionary next to “prolific” is your photo.
Seriously, I hope they’re paying you OT. (You’ll just waste it at the outlets. Sheesh.)
This is my favorite month–all the holiday joy AND about 30 blog posts from you.
Merry Christmas to all the kind folks at touringplans.com!
Thank you one and all.